Habitat: This pine is a slow grower and is able to withstand severe cold, and windy, exposed conditions. It grows in full sun or partial shade and prefers deep, moist loam but will tolerate sandy soils, gravely soils, calcareous soils and even bogs.
Diseases: It is susceptible to Diplodia tip blight, wood rots, rusts, borers, sawflies and pine leaf scale. Scale infestations can become a serious problem.
